Bee comb foundation



y 1943- H. c. DADANT ET m. 2,325,943

BEE COMB FOUNDATION Filed Oct. 9, 1941 Ihwentors Jlemy @Dadwwfl 3 .Roy JTGraub I I Qttorneg;

directed against the anchoring'means.

Patented July 27, 1943 I UNITEDITSTATES ear 2 Claims.

.This invention relates to bee comb foundations, and is more particularly directed to the type described and claimed in our copending'application -Serial No. 316,424, filed Jan." 30, -1940,"f'which the present application is a continuation-in part. An object of the invention is the provislon of to the usual frame or a modifiedform of the frame the securing means forthe sheet will be Afurther object of the invention is the pro- "vision' of a U-shaped anchoring bar which is adapted-to be bent around one or more edges of t'he wax' sheet with reinforcing wires for the a bee comb foundation in which a binding ,or anchoring bar is clamped upon an edge-of the -wax sheet so that'when the wax sheet is applied While: the top and bottom edges of the wax sheet are shown assecured in the'frame along two edges only; nevertheless all four edges of the sheet may be secured The top bar lflis' provided with a rabbet to receive a binding or anchoring bar generally designated by the numeral 2| and a strip ornaterial 22 which is securedin place by aplurality "of nails 23 which-are driven throughthe'strips :22 and then into the bar l'0.

The anchoring bars are U-shaped-and provided s with. apair of spaced flanges and 26 with an sheetprojecting beyond the edge and being bent I to conform to the curvature of an auxiliary flange on the anchoring bar.-

This invention will be best'un'derstood from a consideration of the following detailed description, in viewof the accompanying drawing forming a part of the specification; nevertheless, it is to be understood that the invention is 'not confined to the disclosure. being susceptible of such changes and modifications as define no material departure from-the salient features of the inventionas expressed in-theappended claims.

In the drawing: 7

Figure l. is afragmentary airame and awax sheet applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a vertical section taken along the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Figures 3 to '7 inclusive are vertical sections similar to the one shown in Fig. 2 showing modified forms 'of the anchoring bar disclosed in Fig. 2.

Referring now particularly to the drawing l0 designates a top bar and I I a bottom bar. Side bars l2, one of which only is shown, are connected to the ends of the top and bottom bars. The top bar is provided with an extension l3 at view in elevation of each end which provides a means for supporting I the frame generally designated by the numeral H in the hive in the usual manner.

A sheet of wax I5 is secured at its opposite edges along the top and bottom to the top and bottom bars l0 and II. This sheet is provided with the usual pockets l 6 formed of regular polygons from which the bees build their cells.

Transverse wires I! may be straight or corrugated and these wires are embedded in the wax sheet. Longitudinal wires l8 are also embedded in the sheet and these wires may be straight or corrugated.

auxiliary flange 21 extending inwardly and then upwardly from the'lowe'r edge of the flange 25. The flanges 25 and 21 are in close contact with the wax 28 at opposite sides of the transverse wires H. In other words the anchoring baris pinched onto the upper edge of the sheet I5 so that the flanges 25 and Zlfirinly gripthe upper edge of the sheet. 9

'When the bar 22 is secured in placeit is forced up tigh against the flange 25 and when the nail 23 is driven in'diago'nally as shbwn'm Fig. 2 the bar presses firmly against thev flange 2Bfor retaining the upper edged the sheet in'pos it ion .in the bar-HI, l '-As has beenstated, all edges of the sheetmay 'be'provi'ded with the anchoring bargl' andjse- The ends of the wires are bent iniU- s'haped 7 formation as-shdwnat 30 and the free inturned end of the wire is received between the flanges 26 and 21. By this construction there is no danger of the anchoring bar becoming dislodged from the edge of the sheet.

InFig. 3 is shown a modified form of the anchoring bar at 2|". This anchoring bar is U-shaped in formation and consists of a pair of spaced flanges 25 and26 The flange 25 is extended inwardly as shown at 2'! to provide a second U-shaped formation. this flange, however, is turned downwardly at 3|. The wire I! follows the curvature of the flanges 26, 2'! and BI, as shown at 32; so'that the free ends of the wire I! are interlocked with the anchoring bar 2| A strip 22 is secured in place by a nail as illustrated in Fig. 2. The inner edge of the strip is forced against the flange 2B and withinthe adjacent bars Of the frame. a u

The free end of- .hy. the numeral 41.

forced into engagement with the opposite faces of the wax sheet I5. The flange 34 is spaced sufficiently from a flange 35 of the U-shaped member to receive the inturned end 36 of the wire II. In all of the previous forms and the following forms as shown in Figs. to '7 inclusive a number of transverse wires H are located in spaced relation within the sheet. In Fig. 5 the U -shaped member 2l receives the bent ends 31 of the wires II which are cnioedded in the sheet I5. One flange 38 of the U-shaped member is turned outwardly and then downwardly as shown at 38 are employed in Figs. 2 to 6 inclusive, the attaching bar 22 may be used, as shown in Fig. 7. In this case, the bar 22 is rabbeted to receive the fore-shortened member 46, so that the said and strip 22 when nailed in place has one edge forced against the flange 39. In this case my one flange 40 of the U-shaped member is in engagement with one face of the wax sheet l5.

Fig. 6 shows a further modified form of a U- shaped member designated :by thenumaml 2|.

In this case one flange 4| of the U-shaped mem-v ber is bent inwardly as shown at 42 and then outwardly as indicated at 43. The flange l3 and flange M of the U:-shaned member are in enwith the opposite faces of the was: The ends of 'the wires 1! are bent in U-shaped formation and the free end 45 is remined between the a AI and 42; after it has been bent over the bight of the connected flanges 2 and A8; a V a strip 22'when secured in place by the usual mail as shown in Fig. 2, has one face forced into C frictional contact with the "flange H whereby the u-shaped member 21* and the connected edge of .-the sheet d 5 we secured in place. .Retenring more particularly to l-it :will be seen that the U-shaped member 2 l has one flange 8 turned outwardly and upwardly as indicated 7 The inner faces of the flanges AB and 48 are compressed into fiat en- .gagement with the wposite faces of the was: sheet 15. The flanges M and 41 ar of less length than flange 4B. I

The .ends of .the wires l'l in this case are provided with heads 49 which aire located within the bieht portion of the ll-shaped member 24.

. A.n attaching strip .22 is secured in place by means of, nails and since these nails are driven through the strip on a bias asshown in Fig. 2, the. inner face .of the strip is forced into frictional contact with .the flange 41, thereby secure ing the anchoring bar or the -.U -.shapcd member 21" in place. v Instead of theattachingbarslii, whicharezsub- .stant'ially rectangular in crosssectian and which bar will aid in retaining the anchoring bar 2| in place in the frame.

In all of the forms it will be seen that two flanges of the Ushaped member or an extension of the flange are in engagement with the inner face of the rabbeted section '20 of the bar I0 and the inner face of the securing strip 22. Due to the fact that in all of the forms one of the flanges or an extension of the flange is spaced 33mm an element of the U-shaped member, said U-shaped member or anchoring bar may b partiafly compressed when the strip 22 is positioned for frictionally holding the anchoring bar and Ikewice the connected end of the sheet in position.

The upper ends of the flanges 21, 28, in Fig. 2, when pressed against the opposite jaces Lot the wax sheet .15, form in effect a restricted pol-him of thew-skinned member 21 and time :mtovide shoulders within the U -shaned member below the v MBi-nnmhofthewims H.

1 I. In a honey comb inundation supporting means. :a frame having :at least one bar'prmrided with a ratchet, a wax sheet having a wire emihndded therein and aunponted :bv the frame, said wire having a 'katerai bend at one end, and .m anchoring her clamp d won said were end and around its lateral bend, taking the Position of thebend rand thussimulating a. hook, said emchoring ber being eeatedwithin the rabbet and an attaching bar disposed in the rabbet andsecurved to the frame .bar with ed e ir-ictionally against one side eat the anchoring bar.

2. In a honey comb foundation supporting means, :9. from having at least one bar thereof provided with a a wax sheet having a wire embedded therein and supported by the irame, a .U-sbaped bar clamped upon .one edge of the sheet and on one end of the wire and within :the rabbet, one flange of the bar having an extension hen-t back upon the flange in spaced relation, and an attaching bar located in the rabbet and secured to the frame bar with one edge pressed-against a-flange of the-anchoring bar.

' HENRY .C.DADANT.

.ROY A. GROUT. 

